Kelev yam (כלב ים) means seal in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
כֶּלֶב יָם
kelev yam
noun · masculine
In English
seal
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kelev yam.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1פרט ממשפחה של טורפים ימיים שצוארם קצר ורגליהם האחוריות מנוונות.
The word Kelev yam is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כֶּלֶב יָם
- Written without vowel points
- כלב ים
- Said
- kelev yam
- Plural
- כַּלְבֵּי יָם
- Inflections
- ר' כַּלְבֵּי יָם
- Gematria
- 102
This is how Kelev yam is said in other languages.
- English
- seal
- Arabic
- فُقْمَة
- Russian
- тюлень
- French
- phoque
- German
- Seehund
The word Kelev yam is part of these phrases and sayings.
These words come before and after Kelev yam in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kelev yam.
What does Kelev yam (כלב ים) mean in Hebrew?
Kelev yam (כלב ים) means seal. It is said kelev yam, with the stress on ke.
Is Kelev yam (כלב ים) masculine or feminine?
The word Kelev yam (כלב ים) is a masculine noun, and its plural is כַּלְבֵּי יָם.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כלב ים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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